Window and sash



Feb. 23 ,1926.

A. E. READE WINDOW AND SASH Filed July 29, 1924 Patented Feb. 23,' 1926.

ALBERT E. READE, 0F PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA.

WINDOW AND sasn.

Application inea July e9, 1924. serial No. 728,962.

To all whomz't may cow/cern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT E. READE, a citizen oi' the United States, residing at Petersburg, in the county of Dinwiddie and State ot' Virginia, have invented certain new and usei'ul In'iprovements in Windows and Sashes, ot which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to windows and window sashes and more particular to such devices designed for use in closed automobiles such as sedans. It is a well `known tact that many injuries both serious and slight are caused by broken and tlyingvglass when automobile windows are shattered by collisions and other accidents. It is therefore an object of tl e present invention to provide a-.substitute for the ordinary glass windows which while entirely transparent is not brittle and therefore contains no potential power of injuryv to passengers by cut ting and the like.

A further object of the invention resides in the construction oit a metallic sash or frame for a transparent window panel which is united to the panel by the same means which unites the respective ends of the frame sections, and in which the joints between the frame sections are so ldesigned as to cause the same to lie in a single plane.

Other objects and advantages ot the invention will be apparent from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a fragmentary perspective view of a door of an automobile with my improved window and frame in place.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the window and frame per se. Y

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view ot one of the joints of the frame.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary section through the plane of the window.

Figures 5 and 6 are sections taken on lines 5-5 and 6-6 respectively Figure 3.

Figure 7 is a broken-away perspective view of one of the frame members, and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of a corner of the window.

Referring to the drawings more in detail the numeral l indicates the door ot an automobile of the closed type for which thepresent invention is intended. Such doors are provided with vertical grooves or guideA ways 2 in which the window is adapted to slide and such an arrangement is shown in Figure l with the window indicated gener'- `ally by the letter A in place.

T he transparent panel of which the window is formed maybe composedot celluloid or other transparent composition oit' flexible material and is designated throughout the drawings by the numeral 3. The transparent panel of window must of course be held against flexing and to this end I have provided a metallic frame or sash which is composed of tour metallic sections which are ot' identical design. Each section of the frame is stamped-up from sheet metal into a channel formation as indicated by the numeral 4 and is adapted to receive one edge otthe transparent panel 3.

` 0bviously, in order that the sash may fit snugly within Ythe guideways Q it is neces-- sary that the sash should be of the same thickness throughout. Therefore, opposite ends oieach of the side walls of: the sash sections are cut away as indicated by the numeral 5 thus permitting a joint to be formed as more clearly shown in Figure 8. In order that the joint may entirely enclose the edge of' the transparent panel it will be seen that the base of the channel is not cut away and thus forms a closure 7 for the end-of the adjacent section oi" the frame. The ends ot the respective sections l are united by means of one or more countersunk rivets 6 which also pass through the corner of the transparent panel and securely holds the several elements in place.

From the foregoing description it Vwill be apparent that I have devised a simple `and inexpensive window and sash which will eliminate the danger inherent in broken and flying glass in automobile collisions and yet which has practically all of the advantages of glass windows.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described what I now believe to be the best embodiment ot the invention, but I do not wish to be understood thereby aslimiting myself or the scope of the invention, as many changes and modiiications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention; all such I aim toinclude in the scope of the appended cla-im.

What I claim as new andv desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1n a device of the class described a transparent imperforate panel of flexible material, a metallic frame formed of four see tions in which said panel is'positioned, each 5 section comprising a hase portion extending throughout the length of the section and side Walls of shorter length than the section,

one side Wall terminating short of one end of the section and the other side Wall tei'n'1imating short of the other end of the section, and rivets uniting the ends of adjacent sections.

ALBERT E. READE. 

